Distribution

Hooded Tinamou is resident along the east slope of the Andes from northern Peru to central Bolivia. In Peru it is reported north to Amazonas and San Martín, south of the Río Marañón, and continues south to Puno (Blake 1977, Schulenberg et al. 2010). The distribution continues in Bolivia south to Cochabamba and to Santa Cruz (Remsen and Traylor 1989, Hennessey et al. 2003).

The distribution of Hooded Tinamou sometimes is characterized as continuous (Graves 1985, Schulenberg et al. 2010), but, as noted by Fjeldså and Krabbe (1990), there are large apparent gaps in its distribution, such as between northern and central Peru.

The general elevational range of Hooded Tinamou in Peru is 1300–2500, although locally it occurs up to 3200 m (Walker et al. 2006, Schulenberg et al. 2010); and in Bolivia it occurs from 1500-3300 m (Hennessey et al. 2003).

Endemic to the Americas.

Hooded Tinamou occupies the forest floor of humid montane forest, especially "dark places with little undergrowth and thick leaf litter" (Fjeldså and Krabbe 1990), or near bamboo (Chusquea), especially where bamboo is seeding (Fjeldså and Krabbe 1990, Schulenberg et al. 2010).

None reported.

None reported.